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Teresa P
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I hit Gumroad again today....
....Not too awful many I'm lacking now! Love the new format on the site, navigation is a breeze, only wish there was a "cart" so recipes didn't have to be paid for one at a time.
....Not too awful many I'm lacking now! Love the new format on the site, navigation is a breeze, only wish there was a "cart" so recipes didn't have to be paid for one at a time. 
Retox- i agree.. im not a beginner but by no means a pro mixer, but i have figured out a few flavor tricks with various brands and combinations. FA I do not have much experience with, so what things i do pick up from here just get added to flavor knowledge. iv already reformulated a couple of my recipes with pretty dam good results - (i will post once i get a few more nailed- id love to give back to the group..) they came out better than anything you could buy from premium juice makers!! hopefully more success to come!!
@HeadInClouds as you add new recipes to the new site, will you still be posting here so we don't miss any new ones?
That's my plan! (VU wasn't letting me post images earlier today, thus the delay
)New today at HIC's Mixes : Nutella Graham Cheesecake
"Sweet chocolate-hazelnut cheesecake. If you like Nutella spread, this is a must-try recipe. An amaretto-chocolate variation is included. This recipe uses FlavourArt flavorings plus Cheesecake Graham Crust by The Flavor Apprentice."
I made this especially for those who don't like (or can't stand working with) acetyl pyrazine. FA flavors do an awesome job duplicating Nutella - did you know it's an Italian product? - and making it cheesecake is especially rich.
lol - you crack me up! Assuming you like Nutella - have you ever tried this stuff:
http://www.amazon.com/Jif-Hazelnut-Spread-Cappuccino-Flavored/dp/B00821V8XW
Best American hazelnut paste I've found. If you see some of that, grab a jar and spoon.
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YES!!! What's even better is to keep it in the fridge! It's a truffle without the candy shell when it's cold.....MMMMMM!!!!!!
I'll try the cheesecake and LMP and then will prob buy 10 or so, give it a few weeks.
OK screw that, want some more. HIC, is there anyway to basket and pay all at once or do you have to pay individually?
lol - really, DO please try some of mine from VU first to see if my style and FA flavors appeal to you. If you try a variety of my VU recipes, you'll also be accumulating the flavorings I use most often. There is no shopping cart now that all listings are there all the time.
OK, will try the couple and experiment with what I've ordered and go from there.
I'm a Chef so will have fun I'm sure, love the fact that you share a lot for free. I do that a lot myself, the compliments are payment enough most of the time.
From what I've seen, that seems to be the truth. I mixed a few basics when I started then didn't bother again, time to HIC it up I guess, lolIf compliments were money, our HIC would be rollin' in the dough....
Played with about 10 concentrates and it was just standard add shake and vape, nothing at all like you do. Money was tight so didn't get any more nic or diluents so left it.
Have just ordered 900ml nic 72mg [7.2] base, VG and 12 concentrates to get the ball rolling, can see another concentrate order going in very soon.
I don't want to mix anything that contains Diacetyl, Acetoin, or Acetyl Propionyl so it should be an interesting journey.
Hey HIC, theres a donut i get from a local bakery. Its a blueberry glazed donut. I just purchased your old fashioned donut recipe and im so excited i have everything i need to make it!! I was wondering if you could give me advice on making it a blueberry flavored old fashioned donut? I have blueberry wild and blueberry extra. Maybe pm me if you cant discuss on forum? Thanks man!
If it's an old-fashioned style doughnut (made with sour cream, buttermilk, even yogurt rather than yeast for leavening - like my recipe is modeled on) I assume you'd just need to add whatever blueberry flavor you think tastes like the ones your bakery uses. Try it plain first, then add your berry gradually to the right strength. If you were using FA Bilberry, I'd start 0.25%.
p.s. - high-5 for having all the flavorings!
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Yup had em all! just started DIY a couple weeks ago but this is my setup. Got about a dozen more flavors coming in on saturday to fill up that bottom row. But ya got the cool briefecase box thing from micheals for about $15. I used those rigid cardboard corners you get when you order something big from UPS for my rows so my flavors arent laying flat but you can still see the flavor names. Theres pry a thread for everyones setup but i couldnt find it and just thought i would share!
(for those who don't follow the FA thread)
lab tests on FA flavoring: http://flavourartnaflavourreports.com/
THIS part especially interests me, from the bottom of that page:
"Please watch for news of the public release of information regarding our Flavour Art Clear Stream Onward research this September 2015. This will move us another decade ahead of others in knowledge and assurance in long term understanding of health affects of our flavours used for inhalation in vaping." Some of us noticed FA's ClearStream pages recently vanished from their main website, so I'm sure curious what this "release of information" might be!
By the way, those lab tests show a couple flavors as "clear" that still have warnings on FA's main website. For example, Peanut: http://flavourartexpress.biz/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=674 - I'll bet it will take a while for vendors to all get the new versions in stock (if recent experience with Joy is typical, it'll take a couple months). As far as I know, only wholesalers can get them right now, from FA's new North American center in Canada.
lab tests on FA flavoring: http://flavourartnaflavourreports.com/
THIS part especially interests me, from the bottom of that page:
"Please watch for news of the public release of information regarding our Flavour Art Clear Stream Onward research this September 2015. This will move us another decade ahead of others in knowledge and assurance in long term understanding of health affects of our flavours used for inhalation in vaping." Some of us noticed FA's ClearStream pages recently vanished from their main website, so I'm sure curious what this "release of information" might be!
By the way, those lab tests show a couple flavors as "clear" that still have warnings on FA's main website. For example, Peanut: http://flavourartexpress.biz/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=674 - I'll bet it will take a while for vendors to all get the new versions in stock (if recent experience with Joy is typical, it'll take a couple months). As far as I know, only wholesalers can get them right now, from FA's new North American center in Canada.
Damnit, HIC! Too many new recipes!! 
. Just now mixing the German peach gummies I got from you awhile back *hangs head in shame* Made a 10ml bottle of the flavor mix and impatiently waiting for nic base to warm up from being in freezer so that I can mix up a bottle of the eliquid. Did a taste of a bit of a droplet, though, and YUMMERS!
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. Just now mixing the German peach gummies I got from you awhile back *hangs head in shame* Made a 10ml bottle of the flavor mix and impatiently waiting for nic base to warm up from being in freezer so that I can mix up a bottle of the eliquid. Did a taste of a bit of a droplet, though, and YUMMERS!Sent from my Z970
Lol, I still have at least 5 paid for recipes I haven't tried.... Busy summer...Damnit, HIC! Too many new recipes!!
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No worries, there's at least 10 HIC's Mixes I'm far from tired of...
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Hmm, Quickberry Pink...I love you HIC, and thanks for the free sample, Will!
I have ordered about 10 recipes in total within the last couple months and worth every penny. To anyone who is starting out in DIY do your self a favour and order a few recipes. I still make some of my own creations but damn these are good
Being from Italian descent the lemon Creme soda is spot on. Wow! Definitely my favorite right now. Still working on a few others and had to place a huge order.
For 3 bucks a recipe it's well worth the time and aggravation of mixing and mixing and mixing, even though it can be fun.
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Being from Italian descent the lemon Creme soda is spot on. Wow! Definitely my favorite right now. Still working on a few others and had to place a huge order.
For 3 bucks a recipe it's well worth the time and aggravation of mixing and mixing and mixing, even though it can be fun.
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Lemon Pudding Cake is fantastic. Lemon Sicily is the only FA flavoring I've used extensively for the past few months, and I've noticed it has a tendency to fade rather dramatically over the course of a few days in everything I've used it in. Still the best lemon on the market, IMO. Gonna bump her up a half percent for the next batch of LPC. And maybe a little extra Joy. Always a little extra Joy. I'm vaping the super-glazed version of Old Fashioned Doughnut as I type this.
I've broken my own DIY cardinal rule by not testing Joy standalone before mixing it, but honestly I don't care at this point. It works in everything I've put it in thus far!
I've broken my own DIY cardinal rule by not testing Joy standalone before mixing it, but honestly I don't care at this point. It works in everything I've put it in thus far!
Just mixed Neopolitan Ice Cream and had to stop by and say how much I admire the SIMPLICITY of mixing HIC's stuff. All the measurements are nice and even, and all the ingredients make sense to be there - none of these 0.89%, 5 drops for every 30ml unless it's a full moon then add 8, or any of that other weirdness. (I'm exaggerating, but some recipes just get way too complicated and for what? They don't even come out that good) And I love how everything's explained - this and that is what makes the ice cream part, the reason this other thing is in there is to bring out that other thing, etc.
100ml of this stuff and it smells wonderful! But I'm gonna let it steep as I vape this weird creamy concord grape thing that I came up with on my own and completely botched up (too broke to throw it out)
100ml of this stuff and it smells wonderful! But I'm gonna let it steep as I vape this weird creamy concord grape thing that I came up with on my own and completely botched up
(too broke to throw it out)
New today at HIC's Mixes : Almond Orange Cake
"Inspired by Spanish, French, and Scandinavian desserts with layers of cake, almond pastry cream, and sweet orange preserves. Numerous tested flavor substitutions and additions are suggested. This recipe requires TFA Cheesecake Graham Crust and FlavourArt flavorings, including Torrone and Joy."
Sounds amazing!
Research on petits fours made me so hungry!
http://www.greencountyfoods.com/all_occasion.html I want to
The carrot cake petits fours look delicious. A vape would be sweet and special.
It's sure one of TFA's most useful flavors, especially for DIYers who use mostly FlavourArt. It combines so well with FA creams; FA shoulda made it!
@Wrendejo , just had to tell you I'm inching in this direction. All the custardy desserts with pandan, dark palm sugar, sago, and coconut currently have my attention. Fortunately a local specialty market has all the supplies I could ever need. How to mimic pandan with easily-found flavorings for a vape version is another matter entirely!
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HIC, McCormick brand makes pandan flavouring if that would help. (Product from the Philippines - you can find it in some etching/specialty stores in the US. I even found some McCormick brands in a big grocery chain here in Toronto - not the Pandan flavouring though) I tried it once with some RY4 recipes and it's not to bad...
You have no idea how much that excites me!!!
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That makes so much sense! Many people add acetyl pyrazine to RY4. Part of the unique flavor of pandan comes from a very closely related actetyl- molecule. So I see how it would work with RY4!
There is another source of the same acetyl- molecule that makes pandan so distinctive: aromatic rice. Turns out some underhanded companies add cheap pandan flavoring to cheap rice and try to pass it off as more expensive aromatic (basmati or sticky) rice. And non-Asians like me associate the characteristic smell of aromatic rice with an entirely different food (shhhh! I'm sure some of you see where this is headed
I'm all geeked out on flavor trivia, currently vaping my equivalent of the Thai sticky rice with coconut custard and mangos that will follow our curry dinner here tonight.
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This is post in ECF I found about pandan flavor.
https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/index.php?threads/147746/
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https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/index.php?threads/147746/
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I found that pandan essence ("product of Thailand" "dau la dua" with accent marks I can't duplicate) at first sniff does have the notes those ECF'ers describe, but other notes are more pronounced when you actually taste it. Fortunately real pandan leaves are available to me. Very interesting that they're more fragrant after they wilt or freeze - same as with sweet woodruff. I'll bet the plants could grow in Florida - someone ought to start a pandan fad here in the U.S. I have found a way to get the flavor in vapes without using mystery ingredients...recipe soon!
New today at HIC's Mixes : Thai Mango Sticky Rice
"Khao niaow ma muang is a sweet treat made of aromatic sticky rice with rich coconut milk, sweetened with jaggery (palm sugar), topped with fresh mango. The nuances of aromatic sweet rice and the traditional pandan are captured in this vape; recipe notes describe the contribution of each flavoring and provide some alternatives for the fruit topping. Exceptionally appealing, authentic flavor to satisfy your sweet tooth! FlavourArt and The Flavor Apprentice flavorings are required, including FA Walnut and Cardamom, TFA Kettle Corn and Sweet Woodruff."
Yes, the photo is from one of the batches I made for this project. Real cooks will notice I destroyed the texture of some awesome Thai sweet rice with brutal stirring, but it was delicious anyway! So I'm not cut out to be an Asian chef, but I gotta say - this vape version is fantastic, and it's totally worth collecting any flavors you're lacking.
"Khao niaow ma muang is a sweet treat made of aromatic sticky rice with rich coconut milk, sweetened with jaggery (palm sugar), topped with fresh mango. The nuances of aromatic sweet rice and the traditional pandan are captured in this vape; recipe notes describe the contribution of each flavoring and provide some alternatives for the fruit topping. Exceptionally appealing, authentic flavor to satisfy your sweet tooth! FlavourArt and The Flavor Apprentice flavorings are required, including FA Walnut and Cardamom, TFA Kettle Corn and Sweet Woodruff."
Yes, the photo is from one of the batches I made for this project. Real cooks will notice I destroyed the texture of some awesome Thai sweet rice with brutal stirring, but it was delicious anyway! So I'm not cut out to be an Asian chef, but I gotta say - this vape version is fantastic, and it's totally worth collecting any flavors you're lacking.